9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2010-4538
Wireshark ENTTEC DMX Buffer Overflow
Description

Buffer overflow in the sect_enttec_dmx_da function in epan/dissectors/packet-enttec.c in Wireshark 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ENTTEC DMX packet with Run Length Encoding (RLE) compression.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 7, 2011, 7 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-4538 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wireshark wireshark
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2010-4538.

URL Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053042.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053061.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/31/7
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/8
http://osvdb.org/70244
http://secunia.com/advisories/42767 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42853
http://secunia.com/advisories/42910
http://secunia.com/advisories/42914
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2144
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:002
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0013.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45634
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024930
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0008
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0053
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0069
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0079
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0099
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0110
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5539 Exploit Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14937
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053042.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053061.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/31/7
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/8
http://osvdb.org/70244
http://secunia.com/advisories/42767 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42853
http://secunia.com/advisories/42910
http://secunia.com/advisories/42914
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2144
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:002
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0013.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45634
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024930
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0008
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0053
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0069
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0079
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0099
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0110
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5539 Exploit Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14937

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053042.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053061.html
    Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/31/7
    Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/8
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/70244
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/42767
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/42853
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/42910
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/42914
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2144
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:002
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0013.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45634
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024930
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0008
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0053
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0069
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0079
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0099
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0110
    Added Reference https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5539
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14937
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14937 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14937 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 10, 2011

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

62.76 }} 12.21%

score

0.98226

percentile

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